Index or filing card



May 12, 1931. H. w. DONNELL INDEX 0R FILING CARD Filed March 10, 1950 ffl/Paw W DONA/1L A Homey Patented May l2, Q Y l y l Y 1 UNITED STATI-Eis Pars/Nr oFFl-ca HARo'LDw. noivNnnL, 'or Yoan, iv.'y Y. i INDEX on FILINecARn" p AApplication 'filed March 1o, 1930. semaine. 434,753.

This invention relatesr to index or yfiling Figure iisan enlarged vertical trans-V cards and` has particular reference to aV Verse sectional Aview on the line 5 5 of Figtransparent attachment `thereto for receivure l. l Y f( y e ingand supporting the usual insert indicia Referring to the drawings by yreference bearing .tab in display position. n n characters, ythe numeral 10 designates an in 55 The primary object of the invention redexucard of tlie'yusual Vwellulnown construe? sides in a transparent shield or protector for tion, and which is provided withwa linger index cards which facilitates the easy insertab. 11 extending fromy the topedge'thereof. tion or removal of the insert tab into display Fitting over the linger 11 is my improved '10 position and which prevents' accidental transparent tab protector'12 which `is clone 60 shifting of the insert tab so that the index stiuctedl of a* single n piec/evof u transparent indicia thereon is always held in proper dis- Celluloid, bent midway between its Vends to play position. provide la substantially@inverted V U-shaped Another object of the-invention is to proboldyA l13. The "oppjositeside walls of` the '1'5 Vide a Celluloid member of substantially inbody V13 are outwardly oifset las at Hltfth-`v 65 verted `U-shape in cross section `for fitting freenends 'of the body beyond the offset porover the finger tab of an index card, the tion 141:v being `wider than the/portions of the side walls of the member being offset so as sidewalls from theoffset portions tothe to be disposed in spaced relation to opposite bi'ghtV portion of the body and kwhichY en-` H sides of the finger tab when the member is larged portions constitute attachingY wings 70 in position upon the index card to enable the 15. .y y y, j.. K p l y free insertion of a folded insert tab into The"substantiallyinvertedU-shapedibody a straddling position relative to the finger member"-13 fits over lthe iingertab "11, so that tab. the 'attaching wings' 15 embrace opposite. J

- A further object is to provide a celluloid sides `of theindex card 10, the transversely 75 index tab protector havingthe above mendispos'edfolfset. portions 14%14 lbeing distioned features which may be cut into shape I posed on a) plane Hushhwithvthetop edge of and attached to an index card at no greater the ,index card as illustrated. in Figure` 1. cost than the present method employed. The inner faces ofthe attaching wings lor i wWith these and other objects in View, the the OPISGMSGS diehard 10. adjacent'. S0 invention resides in certain novel constructhe'finger-piecel-I maybe providedwithan tion, combination and arrangement of parts, adliefsive'ffor facilitating the vretainingof the essential features of which are hereinthetransparentprotector tothe indexy card. after fullyl described, are particularly Vlien the' transparent'protector is in-an atl pointed out in the appended claims, and are taclied position,M vthe upperj offset walls` 55 illustrated in the accompanying drawings, lof-L16Vv arc Idisposed iny spaced vrelation to in which: y oppositiesidesof thel finger tabl 11 to pro- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an in- 'videspac'e'sfor'the insertion yof the folded dex card provided with my index tab proinset tab 17, the folded sides of Vwhich '540 tector. straddle'or embrace opposite sides of the "m Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical translinger .tabn ll.` Itis `.of course understoody verse sectional view on the line 2 2 of Figtliatthe insert rtabl' is provided with the ure 1,` Y desiredindexfwindiciaf'and maybe inserted.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective andjremo'ved' "when desired. The opposite l view showing the Celluloid protector in a edgesy ofthe bightportion ofthe protectoivv Q separated position with respect to the index member arercut inwardly" as at 18 to expose card, opposite vends'ofth'ev insert tabl? to enable Figure l is a sectional perspective View grasping offthe. tabwhen it is ydesired 'to A showing the sameV principle applied to a reniovejthe same fromy the indeXf/card"v for, ;v different form of index card. thepu'rpose'f changing'theV indexindicia.- loo From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the spaces provided intermediate opposite sides of the finger tab 11 and the adjacent walls 16-16 of the protector facilitates the easy insertion ofthe index insert tab 17 without necessitating the forcing of the same therein and which is an objection to the present construction of celluloid protector, as the face now provided between the protector and the index card necessitates forcing of the insert tab and accidental bending of the same during insertion.

In Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings I have illustrated tlie-sanie principle applied to the well-known type of index attaching strip 19, and for this purpose the protector is constructed of a length equal to the length of the strip 19. In this forin 0f the invention, the Celluloid protecting strip is indicated in its entirety by the reference character 12 and which is substantially of inverted U-shape in c-rosssection, the opposed side Walls of the same being offset as at 14 to permit of the insertion of the insert strip 17 in straddling position relative to opposite sides of the index-attaching strip 19. The same features afforded by my improvement set forthV in the preferred form applies equally to the modified form, and a further description-of the modification is not deemed necessary. Y

' While I have shown and described what I consider' to be the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that many of the details may be varied if desired without departing from the spirit of the invention and I do not Wish to limit myself to anything less than the whole of my invention limited only by the appended claims. Y

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is Y 1. In combination with an index card having a finger tab extending from one of the edges thereof, a protector member constructed of a single piece of bendable transparent material and being of substantially inverted U-shape in cross-section fitting over said finger tab and down against opposite sides of said index card, the opposed side walls of said protector member being outwardly offset on a plane above the adjacent edge ofv said index card and adhesively secured thereto below said edge, while the portions of the' opposed sidewalls and bight portion of the said member above the adjacent edge of said card are disposed in spaced relation with respect to the opposite sides ofVV said linger tab to facilitate the free insertion of a double index tab therebetween.

2. In combination-with anindex card or sheet having a nger tab integral therewith and extending Vfrom one of the edges thereof,v a protector member` constructed of a sheet being outwardly offset with respect to the portion of the side walls embracing said card or sheet to provide spaces on opposite sides of said finger tab, there being an adhesive bond between said card or sheet and the side walls of said member, the bight por-l tion of said member being cut away at opposite sides to expose the end folded edges of a folded insert tabr of a length equal to the length of said member when inserted into said member with the fold portions straddling Vsaid linger tab.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HAROLD 1V. DONNELL. 

